Remscheid | |
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 German Röntgen Museum | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
Location of Remscheid  | |
  Remscheid  Remscheid | |
| Coordinates: 51°11′N 07°12′E / 51.183°N 7.200°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Düsseldorf |
| District | Urban district |
| Government | |
| • Lord mayor (2020–25) | Burkhard Mast-Weisz[1] (SPD) |
| Area | |
• Total | 74.6 km2 (28.8 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 365 m (1,198 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 112,970 |
| • Density | 1,500/km2 (3,900/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 42801–42899 |
| Dialling codes | 02191 |
| Vehicle registration | RS |
| Website | www.remscheid.de |
Remscheid (German pronunciation: [ˈʁɛmʃaɪt] ) is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is, after Wuppertal and Solingen, the third-largest municipality in Bergisches Land, being located on the northern edge of the region, on the south side of the Ruhr area.
Remscheid had around 109,000 inhabitants in 2015. At the end of 2019 it had 113,703 inhabitants.
- ^ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 19 June 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2023 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 9. Mai 2011" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 20 June 2024.